Milk carton holder



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Application May 28, 1954, Serial No. 433,131

1 Claim. (Cl. 224-45) This invention relates to improvements in milk carton holders, the principal object being to provide a holder which will serve to hold a carton steady while milk is being poured therefrom.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a milk carton holder which will be attractive in appearance and capable of being handled easily and without mishap.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a milk carton holder and pouring device which is of simple construction and capable of being manufactured and distributed at a low monetary figure and particularly when the holder is to be employed as an advertising medium by dairies.

These and various other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the holder with a carton installed.

Figure 2 is a back elevational view of the structure shown in Figure l.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view (fragmentary) taken on line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of the holder with a carton therein, the carton being shown opened and milk being poured.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of the holder.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that the holder consists of a boxlike structure generally referred to by numeral 10 and this consists of side walls 11, 11, a front wall 12, a back wall 13, and a bottom wall 14a. Suitable advertising matter can be placed on the vertical walls. 'I'he back wall 13 has a vertically disposed tapered iin 14 which bears against one side of a milk carton A, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. It is preferable that the structure 10 be of some light metal or plastic and suitably secured to the back wall 13 is a sheet strip handle 15. This handle may be spot welded or otherwise secured at its lower end to' the back wall 13, while its upper portion bent inwardly as at 16 and then downwardly as at 17, then back upwardly as at 18, whereas the strip is spot welded or otherwise secured to the n 14. The strip then has an inwardly disposed arm 19, preferably rolled at its end as at 20. It will be understood that this metal strip, or plastic if desired, is of spring consistency, so that the arm 19 will bear firmly in upon the upper portion of the carton A.

As of this moment, the carton disclosed in the drawings is newly on the market and consists of the usual body portion. The body portion extends upwardly, but side portions are bent inwardly as at B, C, while the remaining side portions are bent inwardly as at D and E. These portions D and E are actually folded in and a flap of the side portion C is disposed over and adhered to upstanding flange portions F of the portion B as at G. In this form of carton, a portion of the ap G can be broken away so that the flange F can be moved outwardly sufficiently to permit the pulling out of the folded end portion E which will form a spout, as shown in Figure 6 for the pouring of milk from the carton. The arm 19 engages the inwardly folded portion D which is on the opposite side of the carton from the portion which will be Vpulled outwardly to form the spout. This is clearly illustrated in Figure 6.

While the arm 19 oiers spring action against the folded end portion D of the carton, it is sufliciently ilexible so that it can be moved outwardly to permit displacement or placement of a milk carton.

Thus it can be seen, that not only is a holder provided for the carton but means for retaining the carton in the holder and at the same time providing a handle whereby the assembly can be easily manipulated.

YWhile the foregoing description sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A holder for milk cartons comprisinga receptacle for receiving the lowerportion of a milk carton, a handle rising from the receptacle and means on the handle for engaging the top portion of a carton contained in the receptacle to prevent displacement from the receptacle, and said handle being in the form of an elongated strip of spring material disposed upwardly from the receptacle,

the upper portion of the strip being bent downwardly and upwardly to form a lip, an arm extending from this lip portion to engage the upper portion of a carton and a tn rising from the receptacle and to which the lip is secured. Y

References Cited in the le of thisrpatent UNITED STATES PATENTS Plan May 29, 1934 

